The Slits debut album Cut
A 1979 Post-Punk classic. This is the 40th Anniversary version with a bonus track. The Slits magnificent cover of I heard It Through The Grapevine
There's obviously a couple of On-U connections here with Dennis Bovell producing (mentored the early Adrian Sherwood) and of course Ari Up who was a member of the New Age Steppers and really became the voice of that collective but there's lots more beside that
Part of the London post-punk squat culture that spawned so many bands including PIL (John Lydon was also Ari Up's step father even though they were of a similar age and background)
Palmolive gets a writing credit for all the songs but she'd left by the time it was recorded, replaced by Budgie who then left to join Siouxsie - replaced by Bruce Smith of the Pop Group who also was part of New Age Steppers
Also features Ari Up's mother Nora (Lydon's wife obv) and Don Letts somewhere on here
So after this album was recorded and Budgie left, The Slits teamed up with Prince Hammer (recorded with AMS on ON-U forerunner HitRun and toured with Bim Sherman and Price Far I - both On-U artists) AND... AND Jazz legend Don Cherry. Don Cherry's teenage step daughter also joined briefly you might have heard of her, Neneh (who was also a New Age Stepper as well as being in Rip Rig and Panic and Float Up CP (both Pop Group offshoots and Don Cherry Involved here too)
You want connections, this album has them in spades
I can't post the cover because it breaches the guidelines
Anyway, this album is ace